'Chicken skin' - which you may recognise as the red, bumpy, and often dry, skin at the tops of your arms - is a very common condition in the UK.

It affects one in three people in this country, of all ages, and unfortunately there is no cure for the condition, which is sometimes described as rash-looking in appearance, or like permanent goosbumps.

Officially titled keratosis pilaris it is most commonly found on the upper arms and back, but it it can also appear on the thighs, buttock and forearms, reported the Liverpool Echo.

What is keratosis pilaris?

Keratosis pilaris is patches of skin, usually on the upper arm, that are red and bumpy.

The skin can become itchy and inflamed for some people who suffer from it and many notice an improvement during the summer month and it can become worse in the cold, drier conditions of winter.

It is a heredity skin condition where if one parent has it there is a one in two chance the child will inherit it.

It happens because there is a build up of protein (keratin) in the skin's hair follicles which causes the outer layer of the skin to thicken.